Euchilichthys

Kingdom Animalia Order Siluriformes Scientific name Euchilichthys Rank Genus		Phylum Chordata Family Mochokidae Higher classification Mochokidae

Lower classifications Euchilichthys guentheri

Predatory fish forum rare import euchilichthys sp congo sucker mouth catfish

Euchilichthys is a genus of upside-down catfishes native to the Congo River Basin in Middle Africa.

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:

Euchilichthys astatodon (Pellegrin, 1928)

Euchilichthys boulengeri Nichols & La Monte, 1934

Euchilichthys dybowskii (Vaillant, 1892)

Euchilichthys guentheri (Schilthuis, 1891)

Euchilichthys royauxi Boulenger, 1902

Euchilichthys species have the lips and part of the barbels modified into a suckermouth.